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CELI'US E. RICHARDS, OF NORTH A1"1LEBORO,A MASSACHUSETTS. Llemspatm No.65,833, dated June 18,1867.

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'.lO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:

Be tkno-.vn that I, CELIUs E. RICHARDS, of North Attleboro, in thecounty of BristoL-and-State of Massa chusetts, have made an invention ofa nep1 and useful or improved Paper Braid or Band, composed of a seriesof paper threads or strands interwoven or intcrlocked together, the sameconstituting a new article of manufacture to bc used in making hats,bonnets, lamp-mats, and various other articles; and I do hereby declarethe nature thereof' to be fully set forth in the followingspecification, and the accompanying drawing to exhibit a band, strip, orpiece of braid, made in accordance with my invention.

In such drawing, A denotes the band or lil-aid, and a a a a, Src., theseries of' paper strands or threads.

The object I have had in view in making my invention, is to produce acheap and-durable article, which can be applied to various usefulpurposes, as, for instance, in manufacturing hats, bonnets, 85e., inimitation of straw, and is a good substituteftherefor.

In carrying out my said i/nvention, or forming a band or braid of anygiven width, I take a suitable number of strands of what is known incommerce as paper twine. These strands or paper twine may be of anydesirable color or colors, such as fancy may dictate. Having determinedthe number of strands requisite to make the band or braid of the desiredwidth, the said strands may be braided together either by h'and or by abraiding machine, or if desirable, the said band may be woven ;y but Iprefer to manufacture it by means of a braiding machine. i

My said invention cannot only he used as a good substitute for straw inthe manufacture of' many articles for which straw is used, but it can beafforded for about one-fourth the price of straw. I do not confine myinvehtion to any particular number of strands, orto any particular formof the strands, nor to any particular form of braid or band, as thesemay be varied without changing the character of my invention.

Having thus set forth the nature and object of my invention, I wouldremark that I do not claim a coi-d, thread, or twine made of paper; vbutwhat I do claim, is as^follo\vs:

I claim, as anew or improved article of manufacture, a fbraid or band,Ycomposed of a series of paper threads or strands united together, and tobe used as and for the purposes set 4forth.

' oELIUs E RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

E. R. Palou, H. M. DAGGETT.

